The sunshine is JUST around the corner – and you know what that means, endless summer days nights of fun (well, until it starts raining again).
Be in with a chance of winning the new Miracle Match foundation, two Voluptuous False Lash Effect mascara, creme blush AND Facefinity compact foundation.
Whether you choose to spend your days in town, sitting in the park, or having a good night of fun in the city, then these little beauties will have you sorted.
If you think this sounds oh-so-great, then you need to be in it to win it. Just head over to our Facebook or Instagram page to enter. Good luck, ladies!
Hurrah! The weather is getting a bit warmer and we're gradually transitioning into a spring wardrobe – finally!
So say goodbye to dark and dreary colours and say hello to big, bright hues and pastels – for your nails, that is.
Many of us let our poor nails go over winter with the weather making them brittle and sore. But, with Wet N Wild's megalast nail polishes your nails will look better and stronger than ever.
There's also two eye-shadow sets boasting of bright summery colours and two different shades of highlighter so you can shimmer all the way through the warmer months.
You need to be in it to win it though, so head over to our Facebook or Instagram page to enter. Good luck!
We'll admit, we've never heard of this one before, but apparently some cosmetics have gluten in them – AND it could be what's causing your skin to break out.
It's certainly a lesser-known fact that gluten is an ingredient in many beauty products, and it can cause problems just like when we ingest it.
Many in Ireland suffer from gluten intolerance, and also 15- 20% of us will suffer from a condition called Dermatitis Herpetiformis which makes the skin red and inflamed when gluten is ingested.
Dr Peter Green spoke to InStyle and said: "We tell Celiac Disease patients and those with Dermatitis Herpetiformis to avoid gluten lipstick because they can ingest it."
However, he also admitted that, "it remains controversial and more studies need to be done to fully understand its role."
So, it turns out gluten might play a bigger role with our skin than we once thought.
The beauty world is going crazy for rainbows at the moment. There's been rainbow roots, rainbow shimmer and even rainbow cornrows.
But now there's a new rainbow trend and everyone on Instagram is going nuts over it.
Rainbow lashes. Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet coloured eyelashes are popping up all over social media, and after seeing a few, we're completely obsessed too.
Irish make-up artist Chloe Boucher is a viral sensation, blonde bombshell and just, well, total beauty goals.
Knowing she wanted to become a make-up extraordinaire at the age of just 15, she got a degree in beauty from the LA College Of Creative Arts in Dublin, worked her way up with various beauty brands before becoming a total hit on social media.
So naturally when the Dublin native handed us down the holy grail of her top tips at the OPSH make-up workshop yesterday, we were all ears:
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"Contouring is out," says the 23-year-old.
"If you have areas of your face highlighted, your face will start to contour itself."
Chloe recommends using a liquid concealer that is at least a shade lighter than your foundation colour. Applying this to areas of the face that catch the light (forehead, cheekbones, chin etc) will enhance those areas and naturally contour the face.
Use a soft powder bronzer on the cheeks and forehead if you would like a more enhanced look.
2) Use powder to set
This is especially important to the girls that have oily skin.
"Oils in your skin mix with the oils in your foundation causing it to come off in blobs.
"That's why I always recommend using some sort of powder to set your cream products."
Chloe uses a light, mineralise powder to set her make-up and recommends it being a shade lighter than your foundation so as not to counter-act your highlighting.
3) Brush them brows
"Never put product in your brows without brushing them first.
"Brushing your brows upwards can really lift the face."
When using products, Chloe loves to use powder applied with a precision brush for a soft, natural look but recommends pencils to fill in gaps and brow-gels to set brows for the whole day.
4) Go with eye-shadow shades that compliment your eyes
According to Chloe, blue eyes work really well with golden brown tones while green eyes are enhanced by red hues as well as purples.
"Brown eyes can pretty much wear anything."
She recommends using a brown base for a soft, smokey eye and blending out the shadow with tones that suit your eye shade.
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"Use nude eyeliner on the waterline to make eyes look bigger.
"If you have naturally big eyes you can define them with a black or brown liner."
And she even gave us tips on how to achieve the notoriously difficult winged eyeliner look: "A lot of people do their wings starting from the top, but you want to start at the bottom.
She recommends doing the liner across your lid first and doing the winged part after, starting from the outer corner of your outer eye.
"Follow your natural eye shape and then just connect-the-dots."
6) Enhance those lips
"Clean up dark lip colours with concealers for the perfect statement lip."
Chloe swears by lip-liners but reckons you need a little extra help from concealer to get clean, defined lips when applying dark colours.
To make lips standout and look bigger, she recommends contouring the area by applying a smidge of bronzer just below the lower lip.
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We all hateee cleaning make-up brushes, and unless you're mega into beauty, it's safe to say that most of us actually don't wash our brushes and just buy new ones after a while (we know, we're committing a sin).
BUT this new lovely piece of technology has just come on the market and it's a total game changer.
No longer will you have to manually wash your brushes and wait (ages) for them to dry, oh no, this beaut cleans and dries your brushes in under 30 seconds. Sweet.
The idea is the brainchild of Tom Pellereau (a former Apprentice star) and it really is a dream come true.
It'll set you back around €64 but if you want super clean brushes for super fresh skin, then we think it's worth it.
Let's be real, all the liars are absolutely gorgeous, right?
And you'd probably think that they have to go through HOURS of hair and make-up prepping to be camera-ready.
But Lucy Hale, AKA Aria Montgomery, spilled the beans that she is actually the one that applies her make-up before they start shooting. And after years of prepping, it's safe to say she's got pretty good at it.
But one thing she aces each and every time is applying her false lashes.
She applies simply little tricks, like using a bobby pin to spread the lash glue. Genius.
The woman herself made a how-to video for Cosmo, so if want to look as good as Aria, now's your chance.
We're not sure if this guy wants to cause controversy or whether he thought it would be 'OK' to write something like this, but it's sure to cause women everywhere outrage.
A disgruntled man decided to write a post on Facebook, describing how women look "horrible" after a night out when their make-up comes off.
Of course, his views are absolutely outrageous, and maaaany people have commented on the post since.
Here's what that man had to say:
Blood boiling with anger? Yes, us too.
And here's what some of his 'friends' on Facebook had to reply:
We hope he thinks twice before sharing his views next time.
Honestly, who looks at the back of your neck? Most of the time it's either covered with your hair, a scarf (because Ireland is cold) or a jacket; so, do we really need to add ten minutes onto our already daunting beauty routine?
Well, some people think you do. A new trend covering Instagram lately is NECK contouring.
Beauty vlogger Makeup Wearables created this quick IG video to show you how to contour your neck.. if you want to bother.
She claims the beauty hack will work wonders if you're opting for an up-do hairstyle, but we rather have people looking at our hairstyle rather than our necks.
